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3396805

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rdf:type
lifeskim:mentions
pubmed:issue
1
pubmed:dateCreated
1988-8-31
pubmed:abstractText
The two group practices based in a city health centre decided to prescribe non-steroidal anti-inflammatory drugs in generic form from an agreed date. The practices' computer was used to identify the number of repeat prescriptions being issued for this group of drugs and to monitor the effectiveness of the changeover. Although both practices showed a marked increase in the level of generic prescribing there was considerable interpractice variation. Generic prescribing for one practice increased from 4% to 64% and for the other from 1% to 38% of repeat prescriptions issued for non-steroidal anti-inflammatory drugs over the study period. The reasons for this variation, the advantages of computerized audit and the problems associated with this self-imposed audit are discussed.
pubmed:language
eng
pubmed:journal
pubmed:citationSubset
IM
pubmed:chemical
pubmed:status
MEDLINE
pubmed:month
Mar
pubmed:issn
0263-2136
pubmed:author
pubmed:issnType
Print
pubmed:volume
5
pubmed:owner
NLM
pubmed:authorsComplete
Y
pubmed:pagination
40-5
pubmed:dateRevised
2004-11-17
pubmed:meshHeading
pubmed:year
1988
pubmed:articleTitle
A computerized audit of non-steroidal anti-inflammatory drug prescribing in general practice.
pubmed:affiliation
Department of General Practice, Queen's University of Belfast, Dunluce Health Centre, Northern Ireland.
pubmed:publicationType
Journal Article